David Nelson Camp
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David Nelson Camp (October 3, 1820 – October 19, 1916) was an American educator, historian, author, and mayor in Connecticut. He served as Mayor of New Britain, Connecticut[1] and in the state legislature.
Camp was born in Durham, Connecticut. Elah Camp and Orit (Lee) Camp were his parents. He married Sarah Adaline Howd on June 25, 1844. He was mayor of New Britain from 1877 to 1879. He was a Republican.[2]
Camp wrote History of New Britain, with sketches of Farmington and Berlin, Connecticut. 1640–1889 published by W. B. Thomson & Company published in 1889 and David Nelson Camp, recollections of a long and active life published in New Britain, Connecticut in 1917.[3]
Camp home at 9 Camp Street is in the Walnut Hill District.[4] He was an early leader of the American Normal School Association. He is buried at Fairview Cemetery in New Britain.[2]
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[edit]- ↑ "New Britain Seminary (1869) – Historic Buildings of Connecticut". historicbuildingsct.com. April 11, 2013.
- 1 2 "The Political Graveyard: Teacher Politicians in Connecticut". politicalgraveyard.com.
- ↑ "Camp, David N. (David Nelson), 1820–1916 | The Online Books Page".
- ↑ https://npgallery.nps.gov/NRHP/GetAsset/NRHP/75001936_text
External libks
[edit]- David Belson Camp Findagrave entry
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